Ukuba ukhe waba ngumlandeli wohlobo lwefantasy ngalo naliphi na ixesha, amathuba okuba ubuncinci uqhelene ne-dire wolf. Iingcuka ezimbi zihlala zivela kumabali angeyonyani, anje Imidlalo yeethrone nguGeorge R. R. Martin, Nkosi yezangqa nguJ. R. R. Tolkien, kunye Isiprofeto Samakrele nguM. H. Bonham. Kodwa usenokuba uyazibuza ukuba ngaba iingcuka eziyingozi zaziyinyani okanye akunjalo. Iingcuka ezimbi zazikho ngokwenene kwixesha elidlulileyo. Ngoku ziphelile, kodwa zibamba iingcinga zethu nangoku.
Ziphile Nini Iingcuka IiDire?
Into yokuqala onokuthi uyazibuza kuxa i-dire wolf ikhona. Ezi ngcuka zafa malunga neminyaka engama-9000 eyadlulayo, kwaye zazihlala kwi-Late Pleistocene ukuya kwiHolocene yokuqala, esusela kwiminyaka engama-125,000 eyadlulayo ukuya kwiminyaka engama-9000 eyadlulayo. Bahlala eMntla Melika kwaye bafa ngexesha okanye kungekudala emva kwesiganeko sokuphela kwe-megafaunal yaseMelika.
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Yayiziziphi Kanye Kanye Iingcuka EziyiDire?
Iingcuka zeDire zifumana igama kuhlelo lwesiLatini lwe ikanis dirus , elithetha 'inja eyoyikekayo.' Ezi ngcuka zazingamarhamncwa aphezulu kunye neekati zamazinyo e-saber ngexesha le-Late Pleistocene. Zazinkulu kuneengcuka zanamhlanje kunye ne-stouter eninzi, eyakhelwe ukuhlasela nokubulala i-megafauna efana ne-mastodon, i-bison, amahashe, iinkamela kunye nezinye izilwanyana ze-Pleistocene. Ngokungafaniyo nemifanekiso eqingqiweyo, babengenamazinyo e-saber kwaye babengekho makhulu njengamahashe.
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Zazinkulu kangakanani iingcuka zeDire?
Iingcuka zeDire yayizezona zilwanyana zenja ezinkulu ezakha zakho. Ngokungafaniyo ne Imidlalo yeethrone Iingcuka ezinobungakanani beponi, ezi ngcuka zinobude obulinganayo nobude okanye zibe nkulu kancinane njengezinye zeengcuka ezinkulu ezikhoyo ngoku. Ingcuka yaseMntla-ntshona kunye neYukon Wolf, emi ngaphezu kweenyawo ezintathu ubude egxalabeni kwaye iphantse ibe yienyawo ezintandathu ubude, zincinci nje kancinci kunezona ngcuka zinkulu. Iingcuka eziziingcuka zazinkulu kuneengcuka zanamhlanje, kumndilili omalunga ne-150 lbs.
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Ngaba iingcuka kunye nezinja zanamhlanje zivela kwiDire Wolves?
Kuba iingcuka ezimbi ziphelile, unokuzibuza ukuba izinja kunye neengcuka zanamhlanje zavela kwiingcuka ezimbi. Nangona ingumbono ochulumancisayo, okwangoku kukholelwa ukuba ingcuka i-dire wolf ngumzala okude wengcuka yanamhlanje, i-canis lupus , nenzala yengcuka; i-canis lupus usapho okanye inja. Ingcuka i-dire yayingengokhokho ngokuthe ngqo.
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Ngaba bekukho ngaphezu kodidi olunye lweDire Wolf?
Iingcuka ezimbi zazixhaphakile eMelika. Kangangokuba bekukho ubuncinci ii-subspecies ezimbini ze-dire wolves ezikhoyo: I-Canis dirus dirus kwaye Canis dirus guildayi . I-Canis dirus dirus inobunzima obumalunga ne-150 lbs ngokomndilili kunye neCanis dirus guildayi ibincinci kancinci kwi-132 lbs kumndilili. I-Canis dirus dirus wayehlala empuma ye-Continental Divide kwaye wayenamazinyo amafutshane kunye nemilenze emide ngokuthelekisa. I-Canis dirus guildayi babenamazinyo amade kunye nemilenze emifutshane kwaye bahlala ikakhulu eCalifornia naseMexico.
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Ngaba Iingcuka Ezilunywa Zinamandla?
Iingcuka ezinzulu kwafuneka zijongane nokubambelela kwi-megafauna enkulu kunye nembi. Ukuze zenze oku, kwakufuneka zibe namazinyo anokubamba aze abambelele kwixhoba lawo. Kuqikelelwa ukuba ingcuka i-dire yalunywa ngamandla ngama-129 ekhulwini kuneengcuka zanamhlanje.
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Yintoni eyayityiwa yiDire Wolves?
Nangona iimastodon, ii sloth ezinkulu ezisemhlabeni, iinkamela, nezinye iintlobo zezilwanyana zaziphakathi kwesidlo, iingcuka eziziingcuka zazidla ngokutya iinyathi okanye amahashe. Malunga nesiqingatha sokutya kwabo yayiyinyathi kwaye esinye isiqingatha yayingamahashe, kodwa xa kujongwa ukuba ayenethuba elikhethekileyo, mhlawumbi babeza kudla ezinye izilwanyana, ukuba baziveza. Iingcuka eziziingcuka zazizingelwa ngeepakethe ukuze zibulale amaxhoba azo.
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Ndingawabona phi amathambo eDire Wolf?
Ukuba uhlala eSouthern California, ubetha i-dab kumbindi wengcuka. IMyuziyam yePhepha eLa Brea Tar Pits ineentloko ezingaphezu kwama-400 ze-dire wolf. Ukuba awukwazi ukufika apho, iimyuziyam ezininzi zembali yendalo ezineefosili ziya kuba ne-dire wolf skeleton epheleleyo.
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Kutheni kukho iiKakayi ezininzi kangaka zeNgcuka eLa Brea Tar?
I-La Brea Tar Pits yayingumgibe wendalo owawurhwebesha iingcuka ezingarhaneliyo kunye neekati ezinamazinyo e-saber ekufeni kwazo. Izilwanyana ezidla ukhula, ekusenokwenzeka ukuba zijonge ukusela amanzi, ziya kubanjiswa kwitela ekuqikelelwa ukuba ifikelela kwi-75 yeenyawo ubunzulu kwiindawo. Isilwanyana esibhulayo sasiza kulumkisa amarhamncwa alambileyo, awayedla ngokungena emhadini wetela ukuze afumane ukutya okulula. Kodwa amarhamncwa nawo avaleleka. Malunga nama-90 ekhulwini ezilwanyana ezifumaneka kule ndawo zizilwanyana ezizingelayo.
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Kwakutheni Ukuze I-Dire Wolf Itshabalale?
Iingcuka ezimbi zaphela xa i-megafauna yaphelayo. Mhlawumbi ngaphandle kokutya okwaneleyo ukubaxhasa, abazange bakwazi ukuphila kwimekobume eguqukayo. Ezinye iingcali zikholelwa ukuba ukutshintsha kwemozulu kwaba ngunobangela, kwaye ezinye iingcali zikholelwa ukuba ukuphela kwenzeka ngenxa yokufika kwezilwanyana ezintsha eziphezulu: abantu.
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